# List of 2009 WNBA season transactions

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season and 2009 WNBA season.

## Retirement

The following players played their final season in 2008.
| Date | Team | Name | Position | Years pro | Notes |
| April 13, 2009 | Connecticut Sun | Jamie Carey | Guard | 4 | |

## Front office movement
### Head coach changes

Coaches signed in off-season :
| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | New head coach | Previous position |
| November 6, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Jessie Kenlaw | Julie Plank | Assistant Coach of the Lynx |
| June 3, 2009 | Minnesota Lynx | Don Zierden | Jennifer Gillom | Assistant Coach of the Lynx |
| In-season coaching change ||||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing coach | Interim coach | Reason |
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Rick Mahorn | Resigned |
| July 12, 2009 | Sacramento Monarchs | Jenny Boucek | John Whisenant | Started the season 3-10 |
| July 31, 2009 | New York Liberty | Pat Coyle | Anne Donovan | Started the season 6-11 |

### General manager changes

GM hired in off-season :
| Date | Team | Outgoing GM | New head GM | Previous position |
| October 23, 2008 | Washington Mystics | Linda Hargrove | Angela Taylor | VP of Business Operations for the Lynx |
| In-season GM change ||||||
| Date | Team | Outgoing GM | Interim GM | Reason |
| June 15, 2009 | Detroit Shock | Bill Laimbeer | Cheryl Reeve | Resigned |

## Player movement

The following is a list of player movement via free agency and trades.

### Trades

| December 17, 2008 | To Los Angeles Sparks 13th pick in 2009 draft | To Atlanta Dream negotiating rights to Chamique Holdsclaw |
| January 21, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury Alison Bales | To Atlanta Dream second-round pick in 2009 draft |
| January 30, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury Nicole Ohlde | To Minnesota Lynx Kelly Miller LaToya Pringle |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx first- and second-round picks in 2009 draft | To Washington Mystics Lindsey Harding second-round pick in 2009 and 2010 drafts |
| January 30, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx Christi Thomas | To Los Angeles Sparks Vanessa Hayden |
| March 20, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs Barbara Farris | To Phoenix Mercury Kim Smith A'Quonesia Franklin |
| March 26, 2009 | To Phoenix Mercury Temeka Johnson | To Los Angeles Sparks first-round pick in 2010 draft |
| April 9, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream Ashley Shields | To Detroit Shock 18th pick in 2009 draft |
| May 5, 2009 | To Minnesota Lynx Liberty's first-round pick in 2010 draft Rafaella Masciadri | To Los Angeles Sparks Noelle Quinn | To New York Liberty Sidney Spencer |
| August 12, 2009 | To Atlanta Dream Armintie Price | To Chicago Sky Tamera Young |
| August 17, 2009 | To Sacramento Monarchs Kristin Haynie | To Detroit Shock Crystal Kelly |

### Signed from free agency

Signed in the off-season :
| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| January ||||
| Kerri Gardin | January 7 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Brooke Smith | January 7 | Phoenix Mercury | Phoenix Mercury |
| Sophia Young | January 7 | San Antonio Silver Stars | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Tanisha Wright | January 7 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Erin Thorn | January 7 | Chicago Sky | New York Liberty |
| Vickie Johnson | January 8 | San Antonio Silver Stars | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| Tully Bevilaqua | January 8 | Indiana Fever | Indiana Fever |
| K.B. Sharp | January 9 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| Kara Braxton | January 9 | Detroit Shock | Detroit Shock |
| Shyra Ely | January 12 | Chicago Sky | Seattle Storm |
| Nikki Teasley | January 12 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Catherine Kraayeveld | January 12 | New York Liberty | New York Liberty |
| DeMya Walker | January 14 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Chelsea Newton | January 14 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Kristen Mann | January 20 | Washington Mystics | Indiana Fever |
| Ticha Penicheiro | January 20 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Barbara Turner | January 20 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Lauren Ervin | January 23 | Connecticut Sun | Connecticut Sun |
| Vanessa Hayden | January 30 | Minnesota Lynx | Minnesota Lynx |
| February ||||
| Janell Burse | February 9 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Chasity Melvin | February 9 | Washington Mystics | Chicago Sky |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | February 10 | Sacramento Monarchs | Houston Comets |
| Ashley Robinson | February 10 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota | February 13 | Connecticut Sun | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| Jennifer Lacy | February 17 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Michelle Snow | February 18 | Atlanta Dream | Houston Comets |
| Delisha Milton-Jones | February 20 | Los Angeles Sparks | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Suzy Batkovic | February 20 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Yolanda Griffith | February 20 | Indiana Fever | Seattle Storm |
| Shannon Johnson | February 23 | Seattle Storm | Houston Comets |
| Tina Thompson | March 12 | Los Angeles Sparks | Houston Comets |
| Belinda Snell | March 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | Phoenix Mercury |
| April ||||
| Betty Lennox | April 14 | Los Angeles Sparks | Atlanta Dream |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | April 20 | Atlanta Dream | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Kristin Haynie | April 22 | Detroit Shock | Atlanta Dream |
| Chen Nan | April 28 | Chicago Sky | BaYi Stationery (China) |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | April 30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| May ||||
| Tamecka Dixon | May 4 | Indiana Fever | Houston Comets |
| Lauren Jackson | May 4 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Kristi Harrower | May 7 | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
| Roneeka Hodges | May 7 | Minnesota Lynx | Houston Comets |
| Coco Miller | May 15 | Atlanta Dream | Washington Mystics |
| June ||||
| Kiesha Brown | June 3 | Connecticut Sun | Washington Mystics |
| Ketia Swanier | June 3 | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut Sun |
| Signed in the regular season ||||
| Player | Date | New team | Former team |
| Jessica Moore | June 11 | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Eshaya Murphy | June 11 | Indiana Fever | Washington Mystics |
| Kristen Mann | June 16 | Washington Mystics | Washington Mystics |
| Jessica Davenport | June 17 | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty |
| Tan White | June 19 | Connecticut Sun | Indiana Fever |
| July ||||
| Ivory Latta | July 3 | Atlanta Dream | Atlanta Dream |
| Bernice Mosby | July 6 | Washington Mystics | Washington Mystics |
| Anna DeForge | July 10 | Detroit Shock | Minnesota Lynx |
| Tasha Humphrey | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx | Washington Mystics |
| Penny Taylor | July 17 | Phoenix Mercury | Phoenix Mercury |
| Anna Montanana | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx | Ros Casares (Spain) |
| Ann Wauters | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| August ||||
| Nikki Teasley | August 18 | Detroit Shock | Atlanta Dream |
| Mistie Bass | August 21 | Chicago Sky | Chicago Sky |
| September ||||
| Katie Mattera | September 1 | Chicago Sky | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| La'Tangela Atkinson | September 9 | Seattle Storm | Seattle Storm |
| Chelsea Newton | September 9 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |
| A'Quonesia Franklin | September 10 | Seattle Storm | Phoenix Mercury |
| Tanae Davis-Cain | September 11 | Detroit Shock | Detroit Shock |

#### 7-day contracts

| Player | Signed | New team | Former team |
| June ||||
| Britany Miller | June 8 | Detroit Shock | Detroit Shock |
| Kelly Schumacher | June 10 | Detroit Shock | Washington Mystics |
| Sherill Baker | June 26 | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever |
| July ||||
| Anna DeForge | July 27 | Detroit Shock | Detroit Shock |
| August ||||
| Barbara Farris | August 4 | Detroit Shock | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Whitney Boddie | August 7, 14, 21 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Lisa Willis | August 28 | Sacramento Monarchs | New York Liberty |
| September ||||
| Lisa Willis | September 4 | Sacramento Monarchs | Sacramento Monarchs |

### Released
#### Waived

| Player | Waived | Team |
| June |||
| Erica White | June 11 | Indiana Fever |
| Khadijah Whittington | June 11 | Indiana Fever |
| Yolanda Griffith | June 17 | Indiana Fever |
| Kristi Cirone | June 19 | Connecticut Sun |
| Barbara Turner | June 28 | Connecticut Sun |
| July |||
| Nikki Teasley | July 3 | Atlanta Dream |
| Lauren Ervin | July 3 | Connecticut Sun |
| Tasha Humphrey | July 6 | Washington Mystics |
| Barbara Farris | July 6 | Detroit Shock |
| Allie Quigley | July 14 | Phoenix Mercury |
| Christi Thomas | July 17 | Minnesota Lynx |
| LaToya Pringle | July 26 | Minnesota Lynx |
| Katie Mattera | July 31 | San Antonio Silver Stars |
| August |||
| Chelsea Newton | August 7 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Chen Nan | August 21 | Chicago Sky |
| September |||
| Brooke Wyckoff | September 1 | Chicago Sky |

#### Renounced

Minnesota Lynx
* Kristi Harrower (to Sparks)

#### Training camp cuts

All players here did not make the final roster
| Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx |
| Marlies Gipson Chantelle Anderson Ivory Latta | Quianna Chaney Danielle Gant Liz Moggenberg Jennifer Risper Mistie Bass | Ketia Swanier Ashley Hayes Lyndra Littles Danielle Page Carrem Gay | Tanae Davis-Cain Kristen Rasmussen Tiera DeLaHoussaye Britany Miller Sequoia Holmes | Doneeka Lewis Sherill Baker Tan White Danielle Campbell | Britney Jordan Ashley Paris Marta Fernandez Jessica Moore | Kamesha Hairston Aisha Mohammed Tye'sha Fluker Emily Fox Anna DeForge |
| New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
| Jessica Davenport Lisa Willis | Murriel Page Alison Bales Yuko Oga Sha Brooks Laurie Koehn | Barbara Farris Charel Allen Whitney Boddie Morgan Warburton Miao Li Jie | Morenike Atunrase Amber Petillion Valeriya Berezhynska Candyce Bingham Joyce Ekworomadu Bernadette Ngoyisa | Kimberly Beck Mara Freshour La'Tangela Atkinson Kasha Terry A'Quonesia Franklin Aja Parham | Kiesha Brown Eshaya Murphy Kristen Mann Kelly Schumacher Bernice Mosby |

## WNBA draft

The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9, 2009 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

### First round selections

| Pick | Player | Nationality | WNBA Team | School/Club Team |
| 1 | Angel McCoughtry | United States | Atlanta Dream | Louisville |
| 2 | Marissa Coleman | United States | Washington Mystics | Maryland |
| 3 | Kristi Toliver | United States | Chicago Sky | Maryland |
| 4 | Renee Montgomery | United States | Minnesota Lynx | Connecticut |
| 5 | DeWanna Bonner | United States | Phoenix Mercury | Auburn |
| 6 | Briann January | United States | Indiana Fever | Arizona State |
| 7 | Courtney Paris | United States | Sacramento Monarchs | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Kia Vaughn | United States | New York Liberty | Rutgers |
| 9 | Quanitra Hollingsworth | United States | Minnesota Lynx (from L.A., via Wash.) | Virginia Commonwealth |
| 10 | Chante Black | United States | Connecticut Sun | Duke |
| 11 | Shavonte Zellous | United States | Detroit Shock | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | Ashley Walker | United States | Seattle Storm | California |
| 13 | Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton | United States | Los Angeles Sparks (from S.A., via Atl.) | Purdue |